Magoosh GRE Vocabulary Practice Test

Which verb means to hinder or prevent the efforts of?

Foil Frustrate Thwart Scuttle

Correct Answer:

Frustrate

Explanation:

This question tests finding the verb that most directly means to hinder or prevent someone’s efforts. Frustrate fits best because it specifically means to prevent progress toward a goal, often causing plans to be blocked or hopes to be disappointed. For example, weather delays can frustrate a team’s efforts to launch a product, capturing the sense of obstructing ongoing work. Other options touch on hindrance too, but with different nuances: foil implies defeating a plan through clever counteraction, thwart emphasizes stopping someone from achieving a specific objective, and scuttle suggests deliberately sabotaging or abandoning a plan. Frustrate is the most general and exact match to the idea of hindering the efforts themselves.

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